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Beetles (Coleoptera)
Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

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References for Jewel Beetles (family Buprestidae): https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/

And a photo gallery for the family: https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/buprestidae-gallery

This gallery can be searched by genus, for example, Castiarina:

https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/castiarina-gallery

Another good gallery for Castiarina: http://www.virtual-beetle.com/castiarinafp.html

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Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

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MarkH wrote:
13 Jul 2025
It’s not a Melobasis Kimberi. See comment trail.
Buprestidae sp. (family)
Harrisi wrote:
28 Jun 2025
received mail recently from buprestid authority Peter Lang (via I-Naturalist); it reads

"This matches syntype material of Melobasis pretiosa at the SA Museum (and M. fasciata is a junior synonym of M. pretiosa). It is not the same as M. sexplagiata. See: https://syzygium.xyz/buprestidae/species.php?species=Melobasis_pretiosa"

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Melobasis sp. (genus)
entom2 wrote:
10 Jun 2025
Sorry but though this might be the asserted species, the only way to determine most of the Australian Agrilus to species is to key it out with the specimen in hand, preferably using a stereo microscope.
Agrilus hypoleucus
entom2 wrote:
10 Jun 2025
Though indeed a clearer pic would be nice, this is not Castiarina octospilota, most likely it is Castiarina australasiae.
Castiarina (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
31 May 2025
Thanks Mark
Anilara (genus)

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